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Carmel Community School

Public, Magnet Grades K-8

862^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Carmel Community School is an elementary school serving grades K-8 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, with 551 students. It is part of the Harrison School District No. 2, which is ranked 86 out of 115 school districts in Colorado and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Carmel Community School faces significant challenges, consistently underperforming compared to the district and state averages in CMAS (Colorado Measures of Academic Success) test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 22.3% of Carmel Community School students were proficient or better in CMAS English Language Arts, compared to 36.1% for the district and 44.8% for the state. The school also has relatively high dropout rates and very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 27.7% to 47.8% in recent years.

Carmel Community School's performance is generally lower than the nearby schools within the same district, such as Wildflower Elementary, Bricker Elementary, Monterey Elementary, and Centennial Elementary. The nearby schools also have lower chronic absenteeism rates and lower percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch compared to Carmel Community School.

490

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,495

Per pupil spending ?

87.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1700 South Chelton Road
Colorado Springs, CO 80910-1525

(719) 579-3210

District: Harrison School District No. 2

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

58.0%

African American:

18.8%

White:

15.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 21st percentile in 2024 → 9th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (16% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (51% vs 28% Colorado)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg30%

Colorado avg40%

Elementary school

862^nd of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 12 pts since 2024

From bottom 21% (2024) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

407^th of 469

Colorado public middle schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 16Elementary Schools in the Harrison School District No. 2

86^th of 115Harrison School District No. 2 among Colorado districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	862 of 950	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	747 of 943	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	17.8	566 of 684	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	41.1	136 of 242	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	621 of 700	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	580 of 683	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	15.0	407 of 469	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	430 of 485	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	424 of 480	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	340 of 448	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	349 of 369	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	377 of 418	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.0	377 of 424	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.1	365 of 400	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	19.5	362 of 436	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	27.9	343 of 461	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.2	333 of 454	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.5	309 of 425	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	13.4	374 of 422	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	14.6	360 of 409	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	8.5	351 of 377	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	6.9	341 of 362	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	5.6	339 of 360	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	10.5	312 of 346	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	7.4	319 of 340	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	10.7	304 of 336	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	33.6	23 of 33	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	15.0	305 of 347	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	305 of 363	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	258 of 326	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	315 of 352	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	176 of 218	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	133 of 199	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.2	140 of 198	29.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.5	89 of 169	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	16.5	153 of 165	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	211 of 241	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.4	135 of 241	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	12.5	321 of 352	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	321 of 357	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	330 of 356	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2018	10.7	187 of 199	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Hispanic (2024)44th percentile+23 vs school

Female (2024)17th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)11th percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2019)30th percentile

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile~ school

Female (2025)12th percentile~ school

Male (2025)9th percentile-4 vs school

White (2018)6th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts22%-22 vs state

Science15%-22 vs state

Math11%-25 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CMAS English Language Arts (2025)							CMAS Math (2025)							CMAS Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CMAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	CMAS Science 8th Grade	Total
Carmel Community School	Public, Magnet	K-8	1700 South Chelton Road	Colorado Springs	80910	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	No	Yes	No	Yes	(719) 579-3210	490	41	11.9	87.6%	77 (15.7%)	92 (18.8%)	284 (58.0%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.2%)	4 (0.8%)	24 (4.9%)	11.6	862^nd of 950 public elementary schools	9.3%		19.6	747^th of 943 public elementary schools	20.8%	115	16.7		19.4		33.3	23.1	22.3		10.3		11.4		11.8	10.9	18.9	14.0	$18,495
Centennial Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1860 South Chelton Road	Colorado Springs	80910	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 579-2155	340	24	14.2	87.6%	62 (18.2%)	58 (17.1%)	176 (51.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	35 (10.3%)	12.6	849^th of 950 public elementary schools	10.6%		13.3	831^st of 943 public elementary schools	11.9%	18	15.7	20.3	27.4				21.5	11.8	22.2	13.3				16.1	10.3		$18,384
Monterey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2311 Monterey Road	Colorado Springs	80910	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 579-2179	272	18	15.1	80.1%	48 (17.6%)	31 (11.4%)	156 (57.4%)	3 (1.1%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (10.7%)	30.7	606^th of 950 public elementary schools	36.2%		31.7	594^th of 943 public elementary schools	37.0%	12	25.9	19.4	41.9				29.3	22.2	16.2	41.9				26.9	44.2		$17,055
Atlas Preparatory Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-4	1602 S. Murray	Colorado Springs	80916	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 358-7196	286	19	14.8	87.4%	19 (6.6%)	12 (4.2%)	250 (87.4%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	8.6	912^th of 950 public elementary schools	4.0%		9.6	890^th of 943 public elementary schools	5.6%	22	9.4	17.0					13.2	13.2	13.2					13.2			$9,698
Mountain Vista Community School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	2550 Dorset Drive	Colorado Springs	80910	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	No	Yes	No	Yes	(719) 579-3400	590	44	13.3	72.5%	106 (18.0%)	89 (15.1%)	330 (55.9%)	14 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.3%)	40.4	523^rd of 950 public elementary schools	44.9%		41.9	503^rd of 943 public elementary schools	46.7%	20	30.9	44.1	52.9	41.7	45.1	45.2	43.3	44.4	30.5	30.8	25.6	12.0	19.4	25.8	21.6	23.3	$17,784
Giberson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2880 Ferber Drive	Colorado Springs	80916	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 579-2165	291	22	13.2	77.3%	61 (21.0%)	53 (18.2%)	160 (55.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.8%)	6.9	931^st of 950 public elementary schools	2.0%		7.4	918^th of 943 public elementary schools	2.7%	13			13.5				10.2	12.5						9.3	10.8		$19,102
Adams Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2101 Manitoba Drive	Colorado Springs	80910	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 328-2900	299	24	12.5	88.6%	73 (24.4%)	39 (13.0%)	149 (49.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (11.7%)	9.2	902^nd of 950 public elementary schools	5.1%		9.1	900^th of 943 public elementary schools	4.6%	2	16.3	10.3	22.0				16.7	18.4	10.0	13.7				14.3	9.8		$22,654
Wildflower Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1160 Keith Drive	Colorado Springs	80916	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 579-2115	346	23	15.0	71.4%	75 (21.7%)	67 (19.4%)	158 (45.7%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	38 (11.0%)	16	793^rd of 950 public elementary schools	16.5%		16.8	782^nd of 943 public elementary schools	17.1%	11	13.0	15.1	34.9				21.8	23.7	26.9	16.1				22.0	11.5		$17,540
Bricker Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4880 Dover Place	Colorado Springs	80916	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 579-2150	269	20	13.4	82.5%	34 (12.6%)	25 (9.3%)	180 (66.9%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.3%)	17.5	775^th of 950 public elementary schools	18.4%		12.7	838^th of 943 public elementary schools	11.1%	63	19.5	21.3	33.3				24.6	14.6	10.9	25.6				16.9	27.9		$18,816
Rogers Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	110 South Circle Drive	Colorado Springs	80910	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 328-3300	267	24	10.9	77.9%	79 (29.6%)	27 (10.1%)	141 (52.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.7%)	10.2	883^rd of 950 public elementary schools	7.1%		16	791^st of 943 public elementary schools	16.1%	92	24.4	10.3	23.1				20.4	17.6	11.4	7.1				12.5	9.5		$23,595

Frequently Asked Questions about Carmel Community School

What district is Carmel Community School in?

Harrison School District No. 2

What is the racial makeup of Carmel Community School?

Students at Carmel Community School are 58% Hispanic, 19% African American, 16% White, 5% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Carmel Community School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 490 students attended Carmel Community School.

Is Carmel Community School a good school?

Carmel Community School ranks in the bottom 9.3% of Colorado elementary schools.

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